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Tanay Singh Thakur December 16th, 2022 9:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos Want Govt to Cut License Fee, but its Not Happening

The Indian telecom operators have been looking for a lot of help from the government. The sector had been under severe stress for cash because of the low average revenue per user (ARPU) figure impacting the overall revenues of the operators negatively. To address the cashflow stress that the telcos were facing, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in September 2021, announced plenty of relief measures. While the measures were good,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 19th, 2022 1:25 PM 2 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos Get an Opportunity to Lock-in 13.5 Million Women Users

Indian telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited), have an opportunity to lock in another 13.5 million women users in their networks. The opportunity has arisen because of an initiative from the Rajasthan government. In a bid to ensure that the women in the state are also digitally empowered. But then, it is also worth noting that the assembly elections are next... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 15th, 2021 6:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vi Vouch for Changing Tax Structure of Telecom Sector

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have vouched for changing the tax structure of the telecom sector. Indian telcos pay some of the highest levies and taxes globally. This is the reason why the telcos have been distressed for a long time despite having millions of customers in their books. During the second edition of ETTelecom Digital Telco virtual summit, Rahul Vatts, Chief Regulatory Officer, Bharti Airtel, said the telcos... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 23rd, 2021 5:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos Cannot Get New Gear Because of Delay In Security Clearance

Earlier this year, the Indian government asked the telcos to not source their network equipment or gear from any company that’s not in the trusted category. The government-appointed the National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) as the designated body for identifying companies as trusted or not. Only the trusted companies are allowed to manufacture equipment for the Indian telcos. The NCSC’s trusted telecom equipment portal is supposed to list all the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 22nd, 2021 11:27 PM 1 COMMENTS

Market Share Priority for Indian Telcos

Indian Telecom operators are going to keep their focus on capturing a larger chunk of the market instead of going all out with the tariff hikes in the short term. Peeyush Vaish, Partner and Telecom Sector Leader, Deloitte India, told PTI that Indian telcos will keep making small tweaks to their prepaid plans but will avoid any major change in tariffs as their sole focus would be on adding more... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 22nd, 2021 3:53 PM 18 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Need More Money Out of Customers, But Why?

There are a lot of talks about operators aiming for a higher average revenue per user (ARPU) in the industry. While there are many who understand the reason, there are many who question what would a higher ARPU change if there are overall profits in the books of the telcos. For example, why should Reliance Jio care about ARPU if it is making thousands of crores in profits? People who... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 21st, 2021 1:15 AM 1 COMMENTS

Top Two Indian Telecom Operators Revenue Market Share Will Keep Increasing

The top two telecom operators in India (Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel) will keep growing their revenue market share (RMS) in the coming future if Vodafone Idea (Vi) can’t cope with them in terms of network investments. It is worth noting that because of the weak financials, Vi isn’t investing in its networks in full capacity. Because of this, its rivals Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio gain the upper hand... Read More

Chakri K October 31st, 2020 9:40 AM 5 COMMENTS

Why Is It High-Time for Telecom Operators to Focus on Fiberisation?

5G sans Fiberisation—Possible? Telecom operators have realised that Fiberisation is the pivot for riding the 5G or emerging technologies bandwagon. If from 2G to 4G was about rationalising capacity by telcos, 5G is more about fibre. Fiberisation will surely meet the present requirement of bandwidth and future technologies. However, India has about 25-30% level of Fiberisation versus 70% that is required for 5G technology rollout. According to industry experts, Fiberisation... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 28th, 2020 9:03 AM 15 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Request Trai Chief for Setting a Floor for Data Tariffs

The telecom operators have requested the regulator for fastening the process of setting up floor data tariffs and also look into its decision of not regulating communication apps such as Facebook and WhatsApp. In a meeting with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) new chief, PD Vaghela, the telecom operators have urged him to avail the valuable E & V airwaves for the auction. For the unaware, these particular... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee October 26th, 2020 4:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

Why Indian Telecom Operators Are Contemplating Mobile Tariff Hikes?

The Indian telecom sector showed its prowess amid the crisis as it stood tall and provided critical support for the functioning of the entire economy. The telecom sector in India, which offers the lowest tariffs in the world, is a crucial sector for the country. Not only that, but its contribution is significant to the country’s GDP and it is a growth enabler for other sectors as well. But still,... Read More

Srikapardhi June 6th, 2017 7:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos’ Defaults Could Add to Problems at Banks With Weak Balance Sheets: Fitch

Indian banks' exposure to troubled telecom companies is not large enough to pose a systemic threat, but defaults could add to problems at banks with weak balance sheets, Fitch Ratings said in a note on Tuesday. The credit profiles of Indian telecom operators are under pressure from fierce competition stemming from the entry into the market of Reliance Jio last year and rising Capex required for the roll-out of 4G... Read More